Google’s AlphaGo Beats Go Champion 4-1 In Landmark Victory For AI

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AlphaGo is now the reigning Go champion. Getty Images

AlphaGo, Google’s artificial intelligence (AI), has trounced the current world champion Lee Se-dol at the game of Go, four matches to one. Despite having very simple rules, this ancient game has trillions upon trillions of possible moves and permutations, so AlphaGo’s victory is seen as a landmark in the evolution of AI.